- application
includes a request under section 116A(1), 120AC(1) or 120AD(2).
- Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
includes the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;
- authorisation
means an authorisation under section 93;
- authorising officer
means—
- central records
has the same meaning as in section 113A, • “criminal record certificate” includes a certificate under section 114, • “enhanced criminal record certificate” includes a certificate under section 116, • “exempted question” has the same meaning as in section 113A, • “relevant person” means— (a) in relation to a criminal conviction certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person authorised by the individual, (b) in relation to a criminal record certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person who is authorised by the individual and is seeking the information for the purposes of an exempted question, and (c) in relation to an enhanced criminal record certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person who is authorised by the individual and is seeking the information for the purposes of an exempted question asked for a purpose prescribed under section 113B(2)(b).
- confidential journalistic material
means—
- confidential personal information
means—
- contracted out institution
means— (a) a prison or young offender institution that is a contracted out prison within the meaning of Part 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (see section 84(4) of that Act and the definition of “prison” in section 92(1) of that Act), (b) a contracted out secure training centre within the meaning of sections 7 to 14 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (see section 15 of that Act), or (c) a contracted-out secure college within the meaning of Schedule 10 to the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (see paragraph 1 of that Schedule);
- contracted out Scottish penal institution
means a penal institution for the running of which a contract under section 106 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 is for the time being in force;
- criminal proceedings
includes proceedings (whether or not before a court) in respect of a service offence within the meaning of the Armed Forces Act 2006;
- criminal record certificate
includes a certificate under section 114, • “enhanced criminal record certificate” includes a certificate under section 116, • “exempted question” has the same meaning as in section 113A, • “relevant person” means— (a) in relation to a criminal conviction certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person authorised by the individual, (b) in relation to a criminal record certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person who is authorised by the individual and is seeking the information for the purposes of an exempted question, and (c) in relation to an enhanced criminal record certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person who is authorised by the individual and is seeking the information for the purposes of an exempted question asked for a purpose prescribed under section 113B(2)(b).
- designated deputy
has the meaning given in section 94(4);
- England and Wales prison authorisation
means an authorisation where the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(hb);
- enhanced criminal record certificate
includes a certificate under section 116, • “exempted question” has the same meaning as in section 113A, • “relevant person” means— (a) in relation to a criminal conviction certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person authorised by the individual, (b) in relation to a criminal record certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person who is authorised by the individual and is seeking the information for the purposes of an exempted question, and (c) in relation to an enhanced criminal record certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person who is authorised by the individual and is seeking the information for the purposes of an exempted question asked for a purpose prescribed under section 113B(2)(b).
- exempted question
has the same meaning as in section 113A, • “relevant person” means— (a) in relation to a criminal conviction certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person authorised by the individual, (b) in relation to a criminal record certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person who is authorised by the individual and is seeking the information for the purposes of an exempted question, and (c) in relation to an enhanced criminal record certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person who is authorised by the individual and is seeking the information for the purposes of an exempted question asked for a purpose prescribed under section 113B(2)(b).
- hotel
means premises used for the reception of guests who desire to sleep in the premises.
- independent members
means members of the Authority appointed by the Secretary of State under paragraph 2 or 10(1)(a) of Schedule 1.
- information technology
includes any computer or other technology by means of which information or other matter may be recorded or communicated without being reduced to documentary form.”
- interfere
has the same meaning as in that Act.
- matters subject to legal privilege
means matters to which subsection (2), (3) or (4) below applies.
- member of custodial staff for a juvenile justice centre
means a person who is authorised by the managers of a juvenile justice centre to take charge of a person detained by them;
- member of senior management for penal institutions in Scotland
means a person— (a) who is a member of staff of the Scottish Administration of a seniority designated for the purposes of this section by the Scottish Ministers, and (b) whose duties are exercisable in relation to penal institutions in Scotland generally, or any type of such institutions;
- member of senior management for prisons in England and Wales
means a person— (a) who is a senior official within the meaning of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and (b) whose duties as a senior official are exercisable in relation to prisons, young offender institutions, secure training centres or secure colleges in England and Wales;
- member of senior management for prisons in Northern Ireland
means a person— (a) who is a senior official within the meaning of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and (b) whose duties as a senior official are exercisable in relation to prisons, young offenders centres, remand centres or juvenile justice centres in Northern Ireland;
- Northern Ireland prison authorisation
means an authorisation where the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(hc);
- Northern Ireland prison officer
means a person appointed under section 2(2) of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 (including any person whose duties are exercisable in relation to a young offenders centre or remand centre in Northern Ireland);
- office premises
has the meaning given in section 1(2) of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963;
- penal institution
has the meaning given by section 108 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016;
- personal information
means information concerning an individual (whether living or dead) who can be identified from it and relating—
- police authority members
means members appointed—
- prescribed
means prescribed by an order under section 17.
- relevant offence
means—
- relevant person
means— (a) in relation to a criminal conviction certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person authorised by the individual, (b) in relation to a criminal record certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person who is authorised by the individual and is seeking the information for the purposes of an exempted question, and (c) in relation to an enhanced criminal record certificate— (i) the individual whose certificate it is, or (ii) any person who is authorised by the individual and is seeking the information for the purposes of an exempted question asked for a purpose prescribed under section 113B(2)(b).
- Scottish penal institution authorisation
means an authorisation where the authorising officer is within subsection (5)(hd);
- Scottish prison officer
means a person who holds a post, otherwise than as a medical officer, to which the person has been appointed for the purposes of section 3(1A) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989;
- suitability information
means information required to be included in a certificate under section 113B by virtue of section 113BA or 113BB.
- The 2006 Act
means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.
- the independent reviewer
means the person appointed under paragraph 2;
- the prescribed period
means the period of seven days beginning with the day on which the refusal, decision or, as the case may be, determination appealed against is reported to the authorising officer.
- tri-service serious crime unit
means the unit described in section 375(1A) of the Armed Forces Act 2006;
- United Kingdom waters
has the meaning given in section 30(5) of the Police Act 1996;
- unmanned aircraft
means any aircraft operating or designed to operate autonomously or to be piloted remotely without a pilot on board.
- up-date information
has the same meaning as in section 116A.
- wireless telegraphy
has the same meaning as in the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 and, in relation to wireless telegraphy, “interfere” has the same meaning as in that Act.